We all know that the gender wage gap exists, but we like to think that it doesn’t affect us. The human resources departments at our companies couldn’t possibly let gender inequality persist—or could they? Unfortunately, these people were likely to be right: Women working full-time, [...]

A major issue this election season is pay equity. The wage gap between men and women in the South is larger than any other region in the country. According to a recent report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, closing that gap would cut [...]

A major issue this election season is pay equity. The wage gap between men and women in the South is larger than any other region in the country. According to a recent report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, closing that gap would cut [...]

Alabama ranks as the worst state in the South for women with an overall grade of D-, according to a recent report from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. Alabama receives D's and F's in all of the seven topical areas that affect women's lives: political [...]

Women in New Jersey — and nationally — make less money than their male counterparts. Why is that? One of the reasons for the wage gap are that women and men pursue different types of careers, said Jessica Milli, study director at the Institute for [...]

Women who are top leaders or producers in property/casualty insurance agencies make materially less than men in the same positions. At the current rate, if trends are projected forward, women will not receive equal pay until 2059, according to a 2015 analysis of the most [...]